Popular liberty might then have escaped the indelible reproach of decreeing to the same citizens, the hemlock on one day, and statues on the next.

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

This is where I belong. This is what I have always dreamt of.

The kindest way of helping yourself is to find a friend

Every moment a beginning. Every moment an end.

A gentleman is not a pot.

More dangerous than bayonets and cannon are the weapons of the mind.

I'm trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can't worry about someone else's house.

What is at stake is preserving our relations with the United States. They should not be changed because of what has happened. But trust has to be restored and reinforced.

Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If you're not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long.